What is total rate of return on the bond

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Consider a bond (with par value = $1,000) paying a coupon rate of 10% per year semiannually when the market interest rate is only 4% per half-year. The bond has 3 years until maturity. a. Find the bond's price today and 6 months from now after the next coupon is paid. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places. Omit the "$" sign in your response.)   

Current price ............................$   

Price after six months........................................ $

b. What is the total (6-month) rate of return on the bond? (Omit the "%" sign in your response.)   

Rate of return ........................%

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